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In a year of war between Israel and Hamas, the people of Gaza have lost nearly everything: their loved ones, their homes, their careers and their dreams. AFP spoke to a student, a paramedic and a former civil servant in Gaza, to hear how the conflict has destroyed their lives. The student stopped in his…
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Palestinians assess damage in the street following an Israeli military operation in Jenin in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on September 6, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli forces appeared Friday (September 6, 2024) to have withdrawn from the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, after a more-than weeklong military operation that has left…
Israeli security forces and rescue services check the scene of a shooting attack in the West Bank city of Tarkumiya, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Israel’s medical emergency service announced the death of a third person in Sunday’s (September 1, 2024) shooting attack in the occupied West Bank. It said the death…
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Mourners carry the body of a 40-year-old Palestinian who was killed during an Israeli settlers’ attack, during his funeral near Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on August 27. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel said it killed three Hamas militants in an air strike in the occupied West Bank on Friday (August 30, 2024) taking…
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Israeli security forces stand guard as family and friends of freed Israeli hostage Kaid Alkadi gather to meet him outside the Soroka Medical Center in Beersheva in southern Israel where he arrived for a checkup on August 27, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP The Israeli military said it rescued an Israeli hostage from Gaza on…
In Jerusalem’s Old City, nearly all souvenir shops are closed. In Haifa’s flea market, forlorn merchants polish their wares on empty streets. Airlines are canceling flights, businesses are failing and luxury hotels are half empty. Nearly 11 months into the war with Hamas, Israel’s economy is struggling as the country’s leaders grind ahead with an…
Egyptian and Palestinian journalists attend a vigil for Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images Some 60 media and rights organisations on Monday (August 26, 2024) urged the European Union (EU) to suspend a cooperation accord with Israel and impose sanctions, accusing it of “massacring journalists” in Gaza. “In response to…
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Indian political leaders condemn “Israel’s assault on Palestinians” and urging peace and justice. | Photo Credit: Reuters Leaders of several Indian political parties — including the Opposition Congress, the Janata Dal (United) which is part of the ruling coalition, the Samajwadi Party (SP), and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) — have unequivocally condemned the ongoing…
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that Israel has accepted a proposal to bridge differences holding up a cease-fire and hostage release in Gaza. He called on Hamas to do the same. Mr. Blinken on Tuesday (August 20, 2024) was on his ninth urgent mission to the Middle East since the war in Gaza…
Mr. Blinken is expected to meet with Israeli Prime Minister to talk about Gaza ceasefire | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to arrive in Israel on Sunday (August 18, 2024) as part of Washington’s intensifying diplomatic push to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza that will end the 10-month-old war…
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